After two nights of back and forth nail biters, why would the Mahoning Valley Scrappers and Tri-City ValleyCats deliver anything less in the final game of their three game series. The Scrappers and ValleyCats each led at one point before entering the bottom of the 9th tied at 4. A one out, three run homerun from Terell Joyce would end the game and prevent the Scrappers attempt at a three game sweep.

The trade deadline has come and gone with Cleveland adding to two interesting prospects to their farm system. James Ramsey and Zach Walters will make their organizational debuts in the coming days, but on Thursday, the stage was set for two players on the opposite ends of the prospect spectrum; one at the beginning and one near the end. Join Jim Piascik as he breaks down Bobby Bradley's season in the Arizona League, Adam Miller's shutdown outing in Akron, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers were forced to extra innings, but managed to score in the top of the 10th, hoping to take the victory. The Tri-City ValleyCats answered in the bottom half, but Mahoning Valley still took the win after scoring in the 11th. Ramon Rodriguez was credited with both a blown save and the victory, while Justin Garcia tallied a hold.

Duke von Schamann went seven scoreless innings for the RubberDucks. Jesus Aguilar combined a homer, a double, and two walks for the Clippers. Jerrud Sabourin did the same for the Mudcats. But despite a night chock full of elite performances, none topped Tyler Cloyd's no-hitter in Columbus. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps the very busy night in the organization and takes you Around the Farm.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers were outhit 8-6 by the Tri-City ValleyCats, but still pulled out a 1-0 win behind strong pitching and timely hitting. D'vone McClure scored the game's lone run in the seventh inning and talked one of six Mahoning Valley hits. Jordan Carter pitched five shutout innings, but Jose Zapata earned the win while J.P. Feyereisen got the save.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers saved their best for last on their way to a 3-2 come-from-behind victory against the State College Spikes. The Scrappers totaled just five hits, but managed a run in the sixth and two in the eighth to come back from a 2-0 deficit achieved in the third inning. Luis DeJesus got the win while Luke Eubank picked up the save.

After a lighting delay during the game the Mahoning Valley Scrappers fought ferociously against the State a College Spikes, but fell short at the very end of the game. The Scrappers fought hard but could not come up with the hits to produce runs against the Sikes and ended the game with an 8-5 loss.

Through his first five games at the Triple-A level, Francisco Lindor has fit right in. He took that to another level Saturday, launching his first two home runs as a Clipper. Arthur Kinney recaps Lindor's night and time in Columbus so far in addition to bringing you the action from around the organization. Join Arthur as he takes you Around the Farm.

Baseball is a funny game where everything can change in a matters of seconds. It was never more apparent then on Saturday night in Williamsport. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers went 9 innings without a hit. Then in the top of the 10th inning the exploded for 4 runs on 5 hits to beat the Williamsport Crosscutters 5-1.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers went into their game on Friday night in Williamsport having stranded 9 runners on base in a 5-1 loss the night before. The offense made sure there was no repeat performance. The Scrappers pounded out 11 hits on their way to a 7-0 win over the Williamsport Crosscutters.

Corey Kluber's dominant outing at the major league level may be (rightfully) getting most of the attention today, but the organization's starter one level down also made some noise Thursday. Toru Murata may not be having the best year, but you could not tell Thursday as the right-hander carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning. Join Jim Piascik as he recaps Murata's big night, takes a look at Carlos Moncrief's plate discipline this season, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers took a 1-0 lead early, but gave up a pair in the third and three runs in the eighth on their way to a 5-1 loss against the Williamsport Crosscutters. Mahoning Valley was aided by two hits from Austin Fisher, but he found little help from the rest of the lineup. Juan Santana took the loss after giving up just two runs in five innings of work.

In this week’s Minor Happenings, the IBI's Tony Lastoria takes a look at the emergence of Sean Brady who is another good lefty starting pitching prospect for the Indians in the lower levels of the minors. He also talks about the early impressions that catcher Francisco Mejia has left so far this season, the Dominican Summer League sensation Gabriel Mejia, provides a ton of quotes from the Indians front office on players like Ryan Merritt, Cody Anderson, Yandy Diaz, Tyler Holt and others, and also provides some insight and information on players like Gabriel Arias, Jordan Smith, Clint Frazier, Taylor Murphy, and more!

Though the lower levels of the minors are more about development than raw results, it is always great to see a top prospect putting up strong numbers down in Lake County. Clint Frazier has pulled that off of late, surging in a big way in the second half of the season. He was at it again Wednesday, so Jim Piascik broke down his performance compared to another first round pick who went through Lake County recently, Francisco Lindor. Join Jim as he recaps Frazier's night and all the action from the minor league side as he takes you Around the Farm.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers saw a 3-0 advantage evaporate as the State College Spikes picked up two runs in the sixth before dropping a three-spot in the eighth for a 5-3 win. None of the first three Mahoning Valley batters tallied a hit, nor did the Scrappers' designated hitter, D'vone McClure. Sean Brady tossed a quality start through five shutout innings before the pen gave up five runs.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers picked up another win as they topped the State College Spikes, 3-1. Mahoning Valley had eight hits in the win, sparked by three hits from leadoff-man Greg Allen. Bradley Zimmer and Leo Castillo each had two hits to help the cause. Edward Estrella picked up the win while Luis Gomez got the hold and J.P. Feyereisen got the save.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers scored three runs in the first and four in the fourth on their way to a 7-0 victory against the Aberdeen IronBirds. Mahoning Valley had 13 hits in the win , sparked by triples from Bradley Zimmer and Drake Roberts. Only two Scrappers were held hitless in the game while three pitchers combined for the shutout.

The bats were swinging today here at the Eastwood field where the Mahoning Valley Scrappers played the Aberdeen Ironbirds. With amazing at bats today the Scrappers took home another win. As the Scrappers kept producing the hits needed they brought home another win against the Ironbirds with a score of 14-3.

Though the season has not gone as planned for Jerrud Sabourin, you would not know it based off Saturday night. Sabourin pulled off a rare event in baseball, as Arthur Kinney recaps. In addition to Sabourin, Arthur writes about the season Alex Monsalve is putting together, Anthony Gallas big doubleheader, and much more as he takes you Around the Farm.

Another great game by the Mahoning Valley Scrappers as they played the Aberdeen Ironbirds. The weather looked rocky at the start of the game but the rain held up until the very last inning letting the Scrappers play and win the game.

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